| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 073866100 | INSTRUMENT MECHANISM OR TRANSMISSION | 15 |
| 20080282818 | Sensors with nanoparticles - A sensor is provided with a base with at least one resistive track which includes a nano particle based conductive ink. A contact device makes contact along at least a portion of the resistive track and provides an indication of position or movement. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080307911 | Cable Cover for an Ultrasonic Flow Meter - A cable cover for an ultrasonic flow meter is disclosed. In some embodiments, the cable cover includes multiple interlockable pieces configured to couple to a spoolpiece of an ultrasonic flow meter. Each interlockable piece includes a body having a dowel and a slot. The interlockable pieces are assembled in a series with the dowel of each interlockable piece inserted into the slot of another interlockable piece. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090049937 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED ACCURACY IN CABLE DIAGNOSTICS OF CABLE LENGTH - A system and method for enhanced accuracy in cable diagnostics of cable length. Conventional cable diagnostics such as time domain reflectometry can be used to determine cable length. This conventional technique can have accuracy limitations in certain situation such as with perfectly terminated cable. A cable length can also be determined through the use of link delay measurements that are based on clock synchronization between nodes in a network. Notwithstanding the accuracy issues of these link delay measurements, overall accuracy can be increased through the combination of the two cable length delay measurements into a final estimate. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090107265 | Utilizing Presence Data Associated with a Sensor - In one embodiment, a method includes subscribing to a sensor, such that the sensor is operable to record presence data. The method includes receiving the presence data originating from the sensor. The method also includes updating status associated with the sensor based on the presence data and displaying the updated status associated with the sensor. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100107786 | BASE DESIGN FOR SELF-CENTERING - A device having at least one housing and one bottom connected to the housing. In this context, the housing has a housing wall and the bottom at least one base. Further it is provided for the base to have a specifiable edge. The essence of the present arrangement now lies in the fact that the edge of the base has at least two regions, a first region being situated closer to the housing wall and a second region being further removed from the housing wall. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100180701 | CONFORMAL SENSOR TAPE - A sensing device has at least two remote units mounted on an attachable tape, the remote units being mounted on separate branches of the attachable tape, a controller mounted on the attachable tape, electrical connections at least between each remote unit and the controller, the electrical connections on the attachable tape, and a surface to which the tape is attached such that the branches are separated from each other. A method of manufacturing a sensing device, including providing an attachable substrate, and fabricating electronic devices on the substrate, the electronic devices including at least two remote units, a controller and electrical connections between the remote units and the controller, and arranging the electronic devices such that at least two remote units are separated from each other. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100319470 | Sensor configuration without housing - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a housing-less sensor, in particular a proximity sensor. Here it is proposed to build all of the components needed for the mechanical and electrical functions on one sensor chassis and then to inject a plastic compound around the components. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110283821 | FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE SENSOR SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING - A sensor system utilizing flexible electronics for on-line real-time high-sensitivity sampling, monitoring, and analysis of a parameter or analyte of interest in a fluid or in or on a solid is provided. The flexible substrate sensor system comprises a plurality of sensors, a flexible substrate, a network, and a connection between the sensors and the network, wherein the network reads out or collects information from the sensors. The network can be onboard, connected by via a physical connection to the sensors and the flexible substrate, or external to the sensors and flexible substrate, connected via a telemetric or wireless connection to the sensors. The flexible substrate sensor system can be deployed in systems that conduct or distribute fluids or solids, such as distribution systems (municipal water systems, oil or gas pipeline systems), industrial systems (production facilities, piping, and storage systems), and large structures (dams, bridges, walkways, buildings). | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120227518 | Utility Meter Adapter - An adapter assembly that works with a standard utility meter to wirelessly transmit data about consumption. The adapter assembly generates information about consumption by cooperating with a pointer of an index of a utility meter. In some embodiments, the adapter assembly includes an upper portion and a clip that interface together. The upper portion and the clip are configured to maintain alignment with the pointer and not create stress on the index. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20130327163 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SENSOR MODULE AND CORRESPONDING PRODUCTION METHOD - A microelectromechanical sensor module includes a sensing mechanism for measuring an acceleration, pressure, air humidity or the like, a control mechanism for controlling the sensing mechanism, an energy supply mechanism for supplying the sensor module with energy, and a transmission mechanism for transmitting signals of the sensing mechanism. At least three of the mechanisms are integrated at the chip level in at least one chip in each case. A corresponding method is implemented to produce the microelectromechanical sensor module. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130340543 | DISTRIBUTED SENSOR GRID, SURFACE, AND SKIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present disclosure provides distributed sensor grid, surface, and skin systems and methods that utilize compressive sampling systems and methods for reading and processing the outputs of sensor arrays (serial and/or parallel) such that increased speed can be achieved. These sensor arrays can be functionalized or sensitized in any desired manner and functions are derived from the outputs, as opposed to individual data points. The sensor arrays can be made in the form of a textile, a fiber optic network, a MEMS network, or a CMOS camera, for example. In general, in accordance with the systems and methods of the present disclosure, a Code is applied to a distributed sensor as part of the compressive sampling technique and derives the functions. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140144257 | Acoustic Methods For Sensor Communication - A system for monitoring equipment and transmitting data and/or signals from one or more satellite nodes to a base node for transmission to a monitor or controller for the equipment. The system may transmit high frequency acoustic signals from one or more satellite nodes embedded in the equipment through a structural component of the equipment to the base node, eliminating the need to hardwire the satellite nodes in harsh environments. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20150107377 | Medical Screening Device - Embodiments of the invention pertain to kits capable of providing authenticated health information for purposes of privacy, rewards, or incentives. In an embodiment of the invention, biometric measurement devices coupled with a communications infrastructure implement a system of secure information exchange and enhanced data security. In an embodiment of the invention, a security/verification system is built into the kit, so as to be able to provide verification of a user's identity. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20160084680 | MODE ACTIVATION USING LIGHT DETECTION - Technologies are described herein for activating one or more operating modes of a register in a meter. The register is operated in a first mode. Light detections indicating whether the register is exposed to light or isolated from light are read. It is determined whether a condition is met based on the light detections. Upon determining that the condition is met, operating the register in a second mode. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160169704 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A SENSOR ARRAY | 06-16-2016 |
